The national selection was satisfied with a draw (0-0) against the Gambia in match-aller of the last additional phase of the Chan 2025 qualifiers which took place at the Bakau independence stadium.
For their match-going against the Gambia, counting for the last additional round of the African Nations Championship qualifiers (Chan)-Kenya / Uganda / Tanzanie 2025, the Greens of Madjid Bougherra came from the independence Stadium of Bakau a draw in their luggage, which will give them the opportunity to negotiate the qualification on May 9 in Annaba.
The national coach aligned an eleven composed of Benbot, Helaïmia, Benayada, Ghezala, Madani, Chetti, Merbah, Belhocini, Bouras, Boulbina and Mahious, leaving the initiative for the opponent rather and playing the counter intermittent.
During the first half, the Algerians remained folded behind, contenting themselves with managing the game against more enterprising Gambians and in certain dangerous cases, especially on this center of Ebrima Fofana who forced goalkeeper Osama Benbot to box in corner (41 ‘).
The second period begins with the same configuration, and it was the Gambians who proclaim the best opportunity to open the scoring on this strike from Adama Kanteh (57 ‘) who misses the frame when he was just a few meters from Benbot.
At the (64 ‘), Bougherra had Belhocini replaced by Boukerchaoui then Mahious and Boulbina, who did not really find their marks, by Berkane and Khacef (79’), without this really weighing on the yield of the team, which has been grouped together and focused much more not to be cashed.
Next Friday at the Stade of May 19, 1959 in Annaba (8:00 p.m.), Bouras’ teammates will have to spread their know-how and unroll something than what they have shown this Saturday, while wary of the protégés d’Alhagie Sarr who had dismissed Togo on goal after two zero and return shoots.
